𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit गणपति (gaṇapati).

    Proper noun

    𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇 (gaṇavaïm (Devanagari गणवइ, Kannada ಗಣವಇ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1]

    1. (Hinduism) Ganapati
      • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā Sattasaī 372:
        𑀚𑁄 𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 𑀯𑀺𑀇𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 𑀚𑀼𑀆𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈 𑀆𑀲𑀺 𑁇
        𑀢𑀁-𑀘𑀺𑀅 𑀏𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀺𑀁 𑀧𑀡𑀫𑀸𑀫𑀺 𑀳𑀅𑀚𑀭𑁂 𑀳𑁄𑀳𑀺 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 𑁈𑁩𑁭𑁨𑁈
        jo sīsammi viiṇṇo majjha juāṇehi gaṇavaī āsi .
        taṃ-cia ĕṇhiṃ paṇamāmi haajare hohi saṃtuṭṭha .372.
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      • c. 8th century CE, Vākpati-rāja, Gauḍavadha 54:
        𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀡𑁄 𑀲𑀇-𑀲𑀁𑀕𑀅-𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻-𑀳𑀭-𑀧𑁂𑀫𑁆𑀧-𑀭𑀸𑀅-𑀯𑀺𑀮𑀺𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑁇
        𑀤𑀁𑀢𑁄 𑀯𑀸𑀫-𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀁𑀢-𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀑 𑀚𑀅𑀇 𑀳𑀸𑀲𑁄-𑀯𑁆𑀯 𑁈𑁫𑁪𑁈
        gaṇavaïṇo saï-saṃgaa-gorī-hara-pĕmpa-rāa-viliassa .
        daṃto vāma-muhaddhaṃta-puṃjio jaaï hāso-vva .54.
        • 1975 translation by Narhari Govind Suru
          54. Victorious is the tusk of Gaṇapati, gathered at the end of the left half of His mouth, [giving an impression of] His smile, as if it were, when feeling abashed at [the manifestation] of passion’s ardour by His parents, Pārvatī and Śiva, ever united, as they are bodily.

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇 (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈 (gaṇavaī) 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀡𑁄 (gaṇavaïṇo) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈 (gaṇavaī) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀑 (gaṇavaīo) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀅𑀑 (gaṇavaao) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀅𑀉 (gaṇavaaü)
    Accusative 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀁 (gaṇavaïṃ) 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀡𑁄 (gaṇavaïṇo) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈 (gaṇavaī) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀅𑀑 (gaṇavaao)
    Instrumental 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀡𑀸 (gaṇavaïṇā) 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀳𑀺 (gaṇavaīhi) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gaṇavaīhiṃ)
    Dative
    Ablative 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀑 (gaṇavaīo) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀉 (gaṇavaīu) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀡𑁄 (gaṇavaïṇo) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gaṇavaīhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀲𑁆𑀲 (gaṇavaïssa) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀡𑁄 (gaṇavaïṇo) 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀡 (gaṇavaīṇa) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀡𑀁 (gaṇavaīṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (gaṇavaïmmi) 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀲𑀼 (gaṇavaīsu) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gaṇavaīsuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇 (gaṇavaï) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈 (gaṇavaī) 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀇𑀡𑁄 (gaṇavaïṇo) or 𑀕𑀡𑀯𑀈 (gaṇavaī)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “गण-॰वइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 286.